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Reason, yielclecl bounteous sti 
(libat from Ihe -ppnng till close of Quiumn 

Origbtest colored garments wore; 
How ioe obristmas ligbt is sbming 

nrom tbe glowing sl^ies o erbeacl, 
Bn wood and corn-field, glade and meadow, 

l\obed in purest wbde instead. 



(TVrBOVC fbe low stone wall tbe brambles 
I \eacb to clasp eacb other s bands, 
Wbile tbe wooden gate, neglected, 

Wpen to tbe stranger stands, 
tJeserted now are trees and busbes 

Wbence tbe summer birds bave fled. 
Unly wbere tbe owl sluiribers 



In tbe oal^-tree s bollow bed 



^-''HQ generous snow, a bectvv blanl^et 



y er fbe bed of wbeat ba 



s loin, 



(Sf>o l^eep it warm until the >^pring-time 
bomes to wal^e tbe sleeping gram. 

In I be air a peaceful stillness 
l\eigns in blessing everywbere. 

ols of nature calmly resting 
nrom ber cloys of toil and 



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Tli folcled bands in quiet waiting 

Por tbe blessing from above, 
Hor tbe smile tbat beams from Heaven 

KJ\/er all, in ligbt and love. 
P'or tbe boly time of promise, 

obi'istmas time of peace and cbeer, 
Wben tbe eartb is filled witb gladness 

olnd tbe Ongels bover near. 



Annie C. McQieen. 



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